Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, October 17, 2019

Mr. John Boozman, from the State of Arkansas, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Pastor Robert Lewis, founder of Better Man, from Little Rock, Arkansas offered a prayer, and Mr. Boozman led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Thursday, October 17)

H.R. 1396 (Rep. Johnson): A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden, to posthumously award Congressional Gold Medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, and to award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor all of the women who contributed to the success of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Space Race.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 2740 (Rep. DeLauro): A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes .

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

H.R. 3055 (Rep. Serrano): A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.

S. 2258 (Sen. Grassley): A bill to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2635 (Sen. Wyden): A bill to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to declassify any and all information relating to whether the government of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States, and for other purposes.

-- Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.J.Res. 53 (Sen. Cardin): A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations".

-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.

-- Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 53. Record Vote Number: 324

S.J.Res. 54 (Sen. Udall): A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 .

-- Veto Message considered in Senate.

-- Failed of passage in Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 36. Record Vote Number: 325

S.Res. 364 (Sen. Van Hollen): A resolution congratulating the Washington Mystics on winning the 2019 Women's National Basketball Association championship .

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 365 (Sen. Coons): A resolution designating October 16, 2019, and October 16, 2020, as "World Food Day".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Executive Business (Thursday, October 17)

PN110: Andrew P. Bremberg, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under rule XXII waived.

Treaty Doc. 116-1: Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of treaty agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under rule XXII waived.

S.Amdt. 946 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 946 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 947 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 947 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 946.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 5:10 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2019.